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[Oscar]

Give him a wrestler next. Mendes?

 

[strikeselect]

Dustin is softer than Charmin toilet paper. Dude folded like a lawn chair.

You could tell McGregor won this fight before it even started.

 

[YaGaMi]

I blame the USA chants.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Pourier took a dive

 

[Lazyslob]

you guys are underestimating mcgregor. dude is a great fucking fighter and his stand up is awesome.

 

[Foggy]

Haha, so roughly 50% of those were on the back of the head. Good shit

 

[Ether_Snake]

lol the guy just dove to end the fight.

 

[ldcommando]

Diamond on sudoku watch. Especially after all the talking.

 

[Heel]

Diamond caught that JDS/Cain on FOX special. Shoot Conor to the moon.

 

[abstract alien]

That looks extremely sketchy...

 

[Oscar]

you guys are underestimating mcgregor. dude is a great fucking fighter and his stand up is awesome.

No doubt about that, but it's clear that the UFC is catering the matchups to his style.

He's about to get a title shot and never faced a Wrestler/Grappler.

I understand that it's a show business, and we need draws, but it's clear that they're giving him an expedited road to the belt and carefully picking his opponents.

 

[YaGaMi]

Mystic Meg shout out. Lmao.

 

[Foggy]

No doubt about that, but it's clear that the UFC is catering the matchups to his style.

He's about to get a title shot and never faced a Wrestler/Grappler.

I understand that it's a show business, and we need draws, but it's clear that they're giving him an expedited road to the belt and carefully picking his opponents.

He's getting the Nick Diaz match-up treatment.

Also, lol at the brown belt

 

[illmatic22]

He hit him not once not twice, but thrice in the back of the head lol

 

[Ninja Scooter]

lol Chad Mini Mendes

 

[slightconfuse]

Mini mendez lol

 

[zychi]

No doubt about that, but it's clear that the UFC is catering the matchups to his style.

He's about to get a title shot and never faced a Wrestler/Grappler.

I understand that it's a show business, and we need draws, but it's clear that they're giving him an expedited road to the belt and carefully picking his opponents.

he's fought twice in less than 6 months. he's training his ass off, calling people out, and backing up what he says. i love that he talks trash, but isn't like that until he's doing promotions.

e: if you follow him on twitter and instagram, dude is in the gym twice a day and working with crazy skilled guys.

 

[ldcommando]

Injury announcement for mendes coming this Monday, count on it

 

[agrajag]

fight was stopped early, porier had nothing for him though. Also, the punch that dropped him look like it hit his back or something, the hell?

 

[Heel]

Mendes absolutely wrecks Conor. UFC would be wise to hotshot him to a title fight.

 

[Master Thespian]

Clowing, cutting promos, and knocking fools out. He's like Anderson Silva and Chael put together.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

if Dana and Joe are smart they will strike while the iron is hot, steal Mendes title shot away from him and give it to McGregor while Aldo is still healthy.

 

[industrian]

Herb Dean going for the clean sweep of early stoppages this year.

 

[Lazyslob]

No doubt about that, but it's clear that the UFC is catering the matchups to his style.

He's about to get a title shot and never faced a Wrestler/Grappler.

I understand that it's a show business, and we need draws, but it's clear that they're giving him an expedited road to the belt and carefully picking his opponents.

i wouldnt that about this fight. i mean i said poirier had nothing for mcgregor and i meant it but its not like poirier is a slouch. he's a good fucking fighter fighter

 

[alr1ght]

Might as well give it to him. Aldo and Mendes will wreck him, but it'll be a nice buildup.

 

[industrian]

if Dana and Joe are smart they will strike while the iron is hot, steal Mendes title shot away from him and give it to McGregor while Aldo is still healthy.

Hopefully Overeem will be training with Team Alpha Male soon.

 

[Hunter S.]

Cat and the Irish fuck Mcgregor won. All is good in the mma universe.

 

[Lazyslob]

Mendes absolutely wrecks Conor. UFC would be wise to hotshot him to a title fight.

nah.

 

[alr1ght]

Alright, the main event.


also,

 

[Foggy]

fight was stopped early, porier had nothing for him though. Also, the punch that dropped him look like it hit his back or something, the hell?

It was, but this happens in a lot of fights, namely the Couture/Lesnar and GSP/Serra fights ended in TKO's caused by punches they were trying to duck under. It's impossible for the fighter throwing the punch to anticipate that so it's never enforced. The 2nd punch Conor landed was to the back of the head but the next two were clean. Up to the ref's discretion but they'll never call DQ on that

 

[AwesomeSauce]

Diamond caught that JDS/Cain on FOX special. Shoot Conor to the moon.

Yup same shot. Wish the fight went on longer though.

 

[ldcommando]

Yo cowboy time, ready the checkbook, Dana

 

[Epsilon-delta]

Diamond on sudoku watch. Especially after all the talking.

You meant seppuku right? Because sudoku is a game.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Hopefully Overeem will be training with Team Alpha Male soon.

that would look something like this:

 

[Oscar]

Mendes absolutely wrecks Conor. UFC would be wise to hotshot him to a title fight.

Guida would give him the Lay N Pray treatment too.

Obviously that would be disastrous for the promotion's plans though, it derailed the Pettis hype for sure. They aren't going to make that mistake twice.

If Conor loses, it will be by a lamb landing a comeback finish. UFC wants that Ireland stadium money before letting Conor get LnP'd.

 

[ldcommando]

You meant seppuku right? Because sudoku is a game.

I know, I know. It's a fgc thing

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Alright time for the main event

war eddie

 

[Heel]

Eddie "Bad Boy logo" Alvarez shocks the whirl.

 

[TrumanBurbank]

Conor McGregor is the fucking GOAT

 

[Lazyslob]

Guida would give him the Lay N Pray treatment too.

Obviously that would be disastrous for the promotion's plans though, it derailed the Pettis hype for sure. They aren't going to make that mistake twice.

If Conor loses, it will be by a lamb landing a comeback finish. UFC wants that Ireland stadium money before letting Conor get LnP'd.

nah. i dont think so. mcgregor is a fucking big featherweight. his stand up is one of the best in the division and i dont think they could keep him on the ground

 

[industrian]

He's spent more time in UFC promos than UFC fights.

 

[ShogunX]

McGregor v Aldo would guarantee to put bums on seats and high amount of PPV buys. McGregor doesn't deserve the shot but the quality of his shit talking and the fact that he's backed up everything he has said so far should be an easy sell for the UFC.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Cowboy is about to give this junior varsity scrub that KFC special.

 

[strikeselect]

Dominick Cruz's return and the McGregor hype train.

Gotta give credit to the UFC's writers. These are some great storylines to spice up the midget divisions.

 

[Lazyslob]

omg he's coming out to kid rock

 

[Epsilon-delta]

I know, I know. It's a fgc thing

Ah, didn't know that but I see it all the time on the Internet where people actually confuse the two.

 

[VoxPop]

McGregor has won me over. Can someone make me an AV of his weigh ins face.

Eddie Alvarez coming in feels like when the radicalz first debuted in wwe. Let's see how bellator's "best" stacks up in the U.

 

[Kogepan]

Mendes absolutely wrecks Conor. UFC would be wise to hotshot him to a title fight.

Wrecks him with his stubby alligator arms? Dude would be better off dropping weight and fighting someone his own size like Demetrious Johnson.

McGregor is legit. Obviously in several classes better than Poirer, feed him to Edgar and see what happens.

 

[ldcommando]

Ah, didn't know that but I see it all the time on the Internet where people actually confuse the two.

Yeah, it started that way.

 

[Oscar]

nah. i dont think so. mcgregor is a fucking big featherweight. his stand up is one of the best in the division and i dont think they could keep him on the ground

His losses are subs to nobodies. Dude would get LnP'd by a competent wrestler.

I like what Conor brings to the sport. He's controversial, and flashy as fuck. Not gonna pretend he's well rounded though.